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IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2022 WY 3 OCTOBER TERM, A.D. 2021 January 11, 2022 CHARMAINE L. PARKER, Appellant (Respondent), v. S-21-0074 DAVID SPENCER COOK, Appellee (Petitioner). Appeal from the District Court of Natrona

CARLTON, J., dissenting: ¶ 37. I respectfully dissent. Aaron Thomas could not have waived David Cook’s conflict of interest without full disclosure by Cook. See Miss. R. Prof 1 Conduct 1.7. As an attorney, Cook possessed the duty under our Rules of Professional Conduct to “not represent a client if the representation of that client will be directly adverse to another client, unless the lawyer reasona

OPINION D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined. This appeal concerns the statute of limitation for the extension of a judgment. J. Waymon Ellison (“Plaintiff’) obtained a judgment in the Chancery Court for Lou-don

Motion Denied as Moot, Vacated and Dismissed in Part, Reversed and Rendered in Part, and Memorandum Opinion filed May 23, 2023. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-22-00358-CV EDMUND B. HEIMLICH, Appellant V. DAVID COOK, DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST L. HEIMLICH, DECEASED, Appellee On Appe

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER ON MOTION FOR REHEARING Appellate case name: Edmund B. Heimlich v. David S. Cook, Dependent Administrator of the Estate of Ernest L. Heimlich, Deceased Appellate case number: 01-22-00595-CV Trial court case number: 495484 Trial court: Probate Court No. 1 Date motion filed: December 5,

OPINION OF THE COURT FISHER, Circuit Judge. All states have laws authorizing them to seize private property through escheat, “a procedure with ancient origins whereby a sovereign may acquire title to abandoned property if after a number of years no rightful owner appears.” Texas v. New Jersey, 379 U.S. 674, 675, 85 S.Ct. 626, 13 L.Ed.

MEMORANDUM OPINION ANDREWS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE: Presently before the Court are two motions to dismiss filed by Defendants. (D.I. 25, 29). Mr. Cook, Mr. Gregor, and Ms. Whitaker (collectively “the Delaware Defendants”) move pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). Kelmar moves pursuant to Fed, R, Civ. P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6), and 12(b)(7). The issues have been My briefed. (D.I. 26, 30, 33, 3

SALADINO, Bankruptcy Judge. Empire Bank appeals from a March 14, 2013, order and judgment of the bankruptcy court declaring that Arvest Bank’s judicial lien is superior to the liens asserted by Empire Bank and directing judgment in favor of Debtors, Russell L. and Wanda F. Cook, on their preferential transfer claim against Empire Bank. We have jurisdiction over this appeal from the final order of the

OPINION KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. T.F., a minor child, was abused and eventually killed by his stepfather. It is alleged that prior to T.F.’s death, Defendant David Arnold, the Interim Executive Director of the Mahoning County Children’s Services Board, received reports about this abuse, but did not investigate or cooperate with law enforcement,

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge. 11 Richard G. David appeals the trial court’s judgment cancelling notices of lis pendens against several properties awarded his former spouse, Dione W. David, in the judgment partitioning their community property. He contends ongoing litigation between the parties renders cancellation of the notices premature. Because the ongoing litigation does not affect title of the properties so as to justify rec

MEMORANDUM ** Arlen Porter Smith, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging defendants used prison disciplinary procedures to retaliate against him and obstruct his access to courts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review a grant of summary judgment de novo, and we may affirm on any grounds supported b

Reiber, C.J. ¶ 1. Husband appeals from the trial court’s final divorce order. He argues that the court erred by including certain items as part of the marital estate, awarding wife a disproportionate share of the marital estate, and failing to award him maintenance. We reverse and remand for additional proceedings. ¶ 2. The parties married in December 1997 a

MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief Judge. Iryna Hrachova, the plaintiff, together with her daughter, Zhanna, moved from the Ukraine to the United States in response to the debtor/defendant’s ad seeking a wife. Denver Cook promised to support the plaintiff and her daughter and signed the necessary Immigration Form-864 “Affidavit of Support.

Branch, Judge. In Cook v. Bottesch, 320 Ga. App. 796 (740 SE2d 752) (2013), this Court addressed whether the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) correctly imposed an asset transfer penalty on four applicants for Medicaid benefits. In three of the cases, 1 this Court reversed the ruling of th

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH. KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge: The Cook and Shaw Foundation is a non-profit organization composed of current and former employees of the Library of Congress. The Foundation helps Library employees pursue allegations of racial discrimination against the Library. Pursuant to Library policy, the Library recogn

I must respectfully dissent. I note that although the trial court purported to award the wife one-half of the husband's retirement benefits that had been accumulated during the parties' 20-year marriage, that award was a nullity. SeeCrawford v. Crawford, 876 So.2d 1167, 1168 (Ala.Civ.App. 2003) ("an award . . . [of] Tier I [railroad retirement] benefits is prohibited by federal law"). After careful

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 97 OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Appellant Lisa Kim Cook a/k/a Lisa K. Klovstad waived her right to a jury and pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter. The indictment included a paragraph alleging that Cook used her vehicle as a deadly weapon du

Boggs, Judge. In this medical malpractice action, James Wynn, M.D., and Lloyd Cook, M.D., appeal from the trial court’s orders denying their claim of official immunity provided by the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA § 50-21-1 et seq. In their sole enumeration of error on appeal, they contend that the trial court erred by concluding that our recent opinion in Jones v. Allen, 312 Ga. App. 762 (720 SE2d 1) (2011), preclud

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, June 20, 2012 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A12D0410. JERRY L. GLOVER v. DAVID COOK et al . Upon consideration of the Application for Discretionary Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of Superior Court is directed to include a copy of this orde

Opinion TOOMEY, Judge: {1 Monica Cecilia Cook challenges the Department of Commerce's decision to revoke her Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license, revoke her license to prescribe and administer controlled substances, and fine her $5,000 for unprofessional conduct. We approve the decision as to the unprofessional-conduct determination and the fine, bu